CANTON, Ohio -- Former Boston College linebacker Luke Kuechly was named one of 16 players in their first year of eligibility among the list of 167 Modern-Era Players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 presented by Visual Edge IT.
Kuechly, college football's all-time leading tackler up until 2022, won the Lott Impact Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award and Nagurski Award in 2011. In just three collegiate seasons, he posted 532 career tackles. Kuechly was a first-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2012. He spent his entire eight-year career in Carolina and was a seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro.